Chapter 146

Brandon’s gaze brought Sophia to a screeching halt, leaving her feeling awkward as all get out.

She had bolted over to the hall the second she hopped out of the cab.

The second she stepped into the hall, she was greeted with a massive, fire-engine red banner screaming “A Warm Celebration of Star Dempsey Architects’ Grand Opening!” and the buzz of a party in full swing in the reception area.

In that moment, a wave of cold feet washed over her as she got closer to home turf.

The timing of her card drop was kinda iffy.

While she was on the fence about whether to crash the party or not, Brandon caught sight of her, and those piercing peepers of his threw her for a loop.

Brandon’s deep, cold gaze was like a riddle wrapped in an enigma-she couldn’t make heads or tails of it.

The courage she had mustered up was slowly but surely deflating under his intense stare.

Suddenly, she was second-guessing whether she had shown up at an inopportune time.

Don also spotted her and flashed a grin that had a hint of surprise when he did.

Sophia couldn’t help but return the smile before her eyes drifted back to Brandon.

Brandon was still in the same pose, the same intense, cold stare, just standing there, motionless across the crowd, giving her the eye.

People at the venue started to pick up on Brandon’s unusual stare, craning their necks to sneak a peek at Sophia.

domino effect of head turns sparked even more curiosity.

and more heads turned to look towards

comfy with all

she’d better wait outside in

mic onto the table, and leaped off the stage, striding

went bananas.

flabbergasted by the sudden turn of events, their heads swiveling

pace was fast and frantic, and as he nearly reached Sophia, he suddenly reached out, grabbed her arm,

her face

to now?” Brandon demanded, his voice as cold and deep as

still trying to get her bearings, her hand instinctively pointing towards the public area’s couch.

piercing gaze not softening one bit as he kept his eyes

was at a loss under his

forward, his hand snaking around her neck, pulling her into his

Sophia fell silent.

room erupted with

a clear view of the door were gobsmacked,

necks, trying

new colleagues, was seated right at the front, totally oblivious to the drama unfolding outside. She only saw Brandon ditch the mic and dart off the stage, followed by a wave of gasps and murmurs, and a crowd of necks craning towards the door.

on?” she asked, pulling a colleague towards her and quickly moving towards the doorway

already at the door when Brandon pulled Sophia into a

ceremony. “Now,

outside sighed as they watched the door close, whispering to their neighbors, trying to get the skinny on what had just happened, not really paying attention to the stage.

the room’s gossip mill working overtime, coughed

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